Past chair holders

2023-2024
Prof. dr. David P. Baker (Penn State University, USA)

2022-2023
Prof. dr. Geert Vanpaemel (KULeuven, Belgium)

Prof. dr. Louise E. Fresco (Wageningen University, The Netherlands)

2021-2022
Prof. dr. Floris Cohen (University of Twente and Utrecht, The Netherlands)

2019-2020
Prof. dr. Karin Knorr Cetina (University of Chicago, USA)

2018-2019
Prof. dr. Robert Westman (University of California, San Diego, USA)

2017-2018
Prof. dr. Adrian Forty (The Barlett School of Architecture, London, GB)

2016-2017
Joseph Greene (University of Illinois, USA)

2015-2016
Willem Levelt (University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands)

2014-2015
Roy M. MacLeod 5Centre for International Security Studies, University of Sydney)

2013-2014
Karine Chemla (Centre Nationale de Recherche Scientifique)

2012-2013
Robert Bud (Queen Mary University of London)

2011-2012
Sheila Josanoff (Harvard University)

2010-2011
Jon Van Rood (University of Leiden)

At the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Sarton Chair, exceptionally, a second Sarton Chair was appointed in this academic year:

James E. McGuire (University of Pittsburgh)

2009-2010
Lisa Jardine (Queen Mary, University of London)
Laudatio | Inaugural Lecture

2008-2009
Jens Høyrup (Roskilde University)
Laudatio | Inaugural Lecture | Sarton Chair Lecture

2007-2008
Douwe Draaisma (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen)
Laudatio | Inaugural Lecture

2006-2007
Christiaan Sterken (Vrije Universiteit Brussel)
Laudatio | Inaugural Lecture | Sarton Chair Lecture

2005-2006
Lewis Pyenson (Western Michigan University)
Laudatio | Inaugural Lecture | Sarton Chair Lecture

2004-2005
Auke van der Woud (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen)
Laudatio | Inaugural Lecture

2003-2004
Gaston R. Demarée (Koninklijk Meteorologisch Instituut)
Laudatio | Inaugural Lecture

2002-2003
Ferdinand H. M. Grapperhaus (Rijksuniversiteit Leiden)
Laudatio | Inaugural Lecture

2001-2002
Hubert Dethier (Vrije Universiteit Brussel)
Laudatio | Inaugural Lecture | Sarton Chair Lecture

1999-2000
David P. Billington (Princeton University)
Laudatio | Inaugural Lecture | Sarton Chair Lecture

1998-1999
Harm Beukers (Rijksuniversiteit Leiden)
Laudatio | Inaugural Lecture | Sarton Chair Lecture

1997-1998
Lambros Couloubaritsis (Université Libre de Bruxelles)
Laudatio | Inaugural Lecture | Sarton Chair Lecture

1996-1997
Laurence Brockliss (Magdalen College, Oxford)
Laudatio | Inaugural Lecture | Sarton Chair Lecture

1995-1996
Konrad Zuse
Laudatio | Inaugural Lecture

1994-1995
Gerard L’Estrange Turner (University of London / University of Oxford)
Laudatio | Inaugural Lecture | Sarton Chair Lecture

1993-1994
Dirk A. Wittop Koning (Universiteit van Amsterdam)
Laudatio | Inaugural Lecture | Sarton Chair Lecture

1992-93
Angela F. von den Driesch (Universität München)
Laudatio | Inaugural Lecture | Sarton Chair Lecture

1991-92
Tore Frängsmyr (Uppsala Universitet)
Laudatio | Inaugural Lecture | Sarton Chair Lecture

1990-91
Robert Feenstra (Rijksuniversiteit Leiden)
Laudatio | Inaugural Lecture

1989-1990
Edward Abraham (University of Oxford)
Laudatio | Inaugural Lecture

1988-89
Antonie M. Luyendijk-Elshout (Rijksuniversiteit Leiden)
Laudatio | Inaugural Lecture | Sarton Chair Lecture

1987-1988
Leo J. Vandewiele (Universiteit Gent)
Laudatio | Inaugural Lecture | Sarton Chair Lecture

1986-1987
Robert K. Merton (Columbia University)
Laudatio | Inaugural Lecture